Posted by holymama on July 10, 2004, at 12:05:54
In reply to Re: Lexapro is hell, yep me again. Not getting better., posted by shadowmon on July 10, 2004, at 2:01:00
shadowmon,
Is there any reason why you can't add a new AD while weaning off the lexapro? I am doing that right now -- trying a low dose (5 mg) or paxil while decreasing my lexapro from 12.5 to 10 mg. It actually brought me OUT of a depression to do it that way, rather than wean off the lexapro first, then start a new AD when I'm clear of the drug. It brought me out of a depression within 2 days -- the overlap somehow helped the paxil work quickly I guess. ANd this is day # 12 and I'm still feeling really good. Just stress to your pdoc that you are at your wit's end with depression and can't handle weaning off without also adding something else that will help. That is a very reasonable request and one that I'm sure a lot of us have made to our doctors. Depression can be completely untolerable and exhausting, and sometimes our own doctors don't understand the extent of the suffering we are going through. I hope this helps. ~~Autumn~~.
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